Teachers' Day 2025: President Murmu confers National Teachers' Awards
President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Awards on teachers in New Delhi on Teachers' Day, 5 September 2025, honouring 45 school teachers selected by the Ministry of Education along with faculty from higher education institutions.
Summary
President Droupadi Murmu conferred National Awards on teachers from across the country at a function in New Delhi on Teachers' Day, 5 September 2025, the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. The Department of School Education and Literacy had selected 45 school teachers through a three-stage online process (district, state and national); they come from 27 States, 7 UTs and 6 organisations, and include 24 men and 21 women. News reports said 21 faculty members from higher education institutions and polytechnics were also honoured. The President said the National Education Policy aims to make India a global knowledge superpower and that Indian teachers must be recognised as the best in the world, with institutions contributing to school, higher and skill education.
Key facts
- Date
- 5 Sep 2025, Teachers' Day (Dr. S. Radhakrishnan's birth anniversary)
- Conferred by
- President Droupadi Murmu, New Delhi
- School awardees
- 45 (27 States, 7 UTs, 6 organisations; 24 men, 21 women)
- Selection
- Online, three stages: district, state, national
- Higher education
- 21 faculty from HEIs and polytechnics (media reports)
- Message
- NEP aims to make India a global knowledge superpower
Practice MCQs 5 questions
Teachers' Day in India, on which the National Teachers' Awards are conferred every year on 5 September, marks the birth anniversary of:
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Correct answer: C — Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
The awards were conferred on Teachers' Day, 5 September, on which the President also paid tributes to Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on his birth anniversary.
How many school teachers were selected by the Department of School Education and Literacy for the National Teachers' Award 2025?
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Correct answer: A — 45
The department selected 45 school teachers from 27 States, 7 UTs and 6 organisations.
What was the selection process for the National Teachers' Award 2025 (school teachers)?
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Correct answer: B — Three-stage online process at district, state and national levels
The awardees were selected through a rigorous, transparent online process in three stages: district, state and national.
Consider the following statements about the 45 school teachers selected for the National Teachers' Award 2025: 1. They were drawn from 27 States, 7 UTs and 6 organisations. 2. Women outnumbered men among the awardees. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
The 45 teachers are from 27 States, 7 UTs and 6 organisations; 24 are men and 21 are women, so men outnumbered women. Only statement 1 is correct.
At the National Teachers' Awards 2025, President Murmu said the National Education Policy aims to make India:
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Correct answer: B — A Global Knowledge Superpower
The President said the NEP aims to make India a Global Knowledge Superpower, and teachers must be recognised as the best in the world.